Well...

I do think they removed the feathering to add the leg wraps.

When we voted, we all thought we were getting the beautiful coats from the horse parade. Not so, apparently. I was looking forwards to this. Now... well, not so much.

I love the tekes, and curlies.
The rest? Uh... not so much. It won't make me stop playing, I will just be disapointed.
Has anyone noticed the changes to the chincoteague pony?

I think they should make.... MULES on Howrse.... I like mules... but then they would have o coverings because mules cant reproduce. And it would have to be a jenny donkey (female) and a stallion to make a mule... Like in real life... If you do it the other way around then it would be a hinny. Which is a pony sized backwards mule... Sorry.. I love my mules....

Let's put it this way... You can't please every individual person. Just like, in elections, You can't have two presidents (Or whatever the position is) just because some people voted for another. There was only one option... Yes or No. Since most of the players wanted Yes, that would be how it got in place. You can't serve two masters. Therefore, the majority vote would rank higher than the lesser one. If the majority of players had voted no, then he answer would have been no. Howrse was giving us what most of them wanted. To help most of the people is better than causing strife by *attempting* to give everyone what they want.
My personal opinion, please don't take offense, I didn't mean any.

I must certainly will not be participating in this new aspect of the game. I am aware I don't have to. I just think it is entirely pointless and worthless feature to add. More time should have been spent on more important features such as the art for the new coats. This is not something I feel will add the slightest value to the game.

No one is forcing anyone? No, not quite the truth I am under the impression that we will have to buy and assemble the matching tack ect to gain the bonuses. I see that as being foced. I don't want to have to wasted my time assembling tack that I won't see and having to make sure it matches. I have more important things to do. I am in no way compelled to be 'grateful' for the 'service' they are doing by making the tack not necessary. They need to keep their players happy in some way. I doubt forcing us all to make our horses wear tack would do that.

Write this down, kids.

The matching tack/bonuses will end up becoming pass items. Mark my words. We currently have only one tack option in the black market. Anyone who thinks Howrse won't be adding "special" leg wraps, bonnets, etc to the black market does not know how this game works.

Ummm... I never herd anything about "Matching tack" in the game. That was only for the Horse Parade promo, because Promo aside, we don't win bonuses that way. I may be wrong, so if I am, I'm sorry.

Some people are very happy about this new update (And it appears that the majority of players were, considering that it was voted on) and so, yes, I would consider it a "service" to most everyone. Obviously, everyone can't be pleased, out of over 50,000 players.

Please, let's *try* to be thankful?
Howrse *is* trying to improve the game. Probably the younger players will enjoy it. I'm not telling you not to complain. Don't get me wrong. I don't like these new coats very much. (Excluding the teke and curly.)

Its just that howrse *is* trying to help, even if its not what we wanted/pictured. Can we give them *a little* credit?

Aren't people entitled to their opinions? I don't want to start a fight or anything, but everyone has their own opinion, and this topic is where people can express what they think of things possibly coming to Howrse. So NMHORSELOVER apparently cannot express their opinion...along with anybody who doesn't like dress up... myself included.

On the other hand, was it really voted on? I must have missed that. Oh well.

Yes, because they already have something like that, I don't see why they won't. I also don't see why it's such a big deal. It IS optional, so you obviously don't have to do it.

Diversification of the tacks

Then we will bring even more realism by introducing new types of tacks: the saddle cloth, the bonnet and the leg wraps. This will provide more diversity on the game.
Each of these new tack items will exist in several colors and patterns. So you will have a lot of possibilities to customize your horses and get very unique ones!

The saddle cloth will become compulsory in order to enter competitions, in addition to the saddle and the bridle. Yet the bonnet and the leg wraps will be optional that way you don’t have to buy too many items of tacks for every single horse.
And you won’t have to give them horseshoes any more. Indeed horseshoes can’t be customized much to the contrary of the other tack items. So they don’t really need to be displayed on horses. Thus, we have decided they will only remain as a bonus offered by the farrier of an equestrian center, making the farrier more interesting at the same time. Be sure that you won’t lose anything: you will receive a compensation for the horseshoes you and your horses have.

Like the already available tack items, the new ones will also give a skill bonus to the horses that wear them. And we are considering correcting the skill bonus of the existing tacks in order to offer the same bonus in all 6 skills. That way, there won’t be a competition which will be favored more than the others.
Even better, if your horses wear a saddle cloth, a bonnet and leg wraps which have a common color, then they will get an additional skill bonus. Try to find the best associations to both get the highest bonuses and have the best-looking horses!



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Copied straight from the howrse blog, for anyone who was wondering.

Clears a lot of things up.

And yes, Jinx4, It WAS fairly, and dfinitely voted on.

Jinx4 yes it was voted on

I dont try to stop anyone express themself. I never said "you cant say what you think about this" did I? I just saw some misguided info in the text. The matching bonuses-never heard of them. I think someone mixed it up witht he promo item bonuses and so a new legend was bord.

Ah ok. Now everything's cleared up. Haha. On a happier note, what does everyone think the grand prizes of the Horse Parade are going to be?

Jinx4: a new divine (Its AMAZING o.o<3) and a nee breed release

The last part of the Howrse Blog post that prettypeppermint posted mentions the matching tack bonus Phoenix_07

Is it the black shiny one? Onyx I think?

Jinx4: yes <3 sparkly and shiny...*drolling over Onyx*

Obcession over shiny and black things will be my doom

Yay! I've seen his picture before and I really really want him! <creepy smile

Jinx4: the new breed looks good too GOing probably collect it hehe.

Hopefully I get lucky this parade-round too

Look! It's my shiny new baby on the test version <3

Falling Slowly: ey XD *jumpig on the Onyx back and riding away from Falling Slowly*

No, it is NOT optional for those of us with Prix and Rosette horses. We will have to spend even MORE passes to get good rankings. It's bad enough that you now have to use BMI tack, some of which is only available through exchanges, have a falla, be in a +10 bonus EC, have all of the stall bonuses, and element, a GA, and m.blood, plus 20 pieces of cloud with lessons in a 60e center.

A finished prix horse won't be worth selling as we can only charge 20 passes right now, and it very well could cost more than that to make one with additional BMI tack bonuses.

What was voted on?

I think you bring up a really good point about copyright. I'm sure Owlient could purchase stock images to use as references but given all the other pictures of horses floating around the internet, what are the chances that a more realistic coat isn't going to look like one or more of them purely by coincidence? That leaves the company open to copyright infringement lawsuits... Maybe it's not worth the trouble (?) Who knows though, I'm just speculating



Lol I do (although I like to think it's more constructive criticism than 'complaining'). To me the front leg looks stumpy and the chest seems a bit too chunky for the teke breed XD

*steals Onyx and have him forever*

Mine! Mine!